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CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
VAILLONS 2018

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VAILLONS

CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
VAILLONS 2018

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Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: pale gold.
Nose:  pleasant aromas of hazelnut and stewed apricot.
Palate: a well-balanced mouth, round and creamy but alos fresh and vivid with mandarin and acacia flowers notes.

Food and wine pairing

This wine is excellent paired with smoked salmon, trout and other freshwater fish, as well as with white meats and creamy cheeses.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally at a temperature of 12-14°C. (54-57°F.).

Ageing potential

This wine can be enjoyed now or kept in the cellar for the next five years.

Origins

Chablis, situated near Auxerre in the Yonne department, is among the northernmost vineyards of Burgundy. The appellation has 40 climats classified as premiers crus, including 17 main ones.

Located on the left bank of the Serein river, in the southwest of the Chablis region, the 105 hectares of Premier Cru Vaillons vines enjoy particularly favourable exposure and the wines are well deserving of their excellent reputation.

Latin provides the answer: etymologically, vallis or valles mean "a large space between two areas". Spelled "Valion" in a document dating from 1429, Vaillons ultimately derives its name from this notion of small valley.

Vinification and maturing

Vinification in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks, ageing between 8 and 10 months.

Vintage : 2018

Once again, the 2018 vintage in Burgundy offered the vision scenario of an early harvest. It was already the case in 2017, and 2018 was even earlier! This vintage comes in the earliest harvest palmares compare to the norm (around the 20th of September) and come just in the second place after the unforgettable 2003 vintage when harvest between the 20 and the 25th of August in the Côte d’Or department.

All along the year 2018, the weather was very diverse, even atypical according to the month and the area. After a rainy start in the year, the spring period was very summery with sunshine above the seasonal norms and quite scarce rain.

This trend continued until the harvest with a very hot and dry summer, this allowed the grapes to finish their maturation early. Harvest started on the 20th of August and lasted until the third week of September… a particularly long amplitude.

At least quality is here for this 2018 vintage, but also quantity. Grapes arrived to the winery with a perfect state of health. Concentrated, structured, generous, rich and powerful are some of the adjectives that characterize this magnificent vintage.


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